Migration: The backyard syndrome
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 09:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
The issue of migration should have never become a political football. But it has. Europe continues to brace for an unprecedented human tide that continues to rise and increase in numbers. Last...
Employment: Planning ahead
Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 08:30
Last update: about 12 years ago
There is no doubt that, at face value, the government can boast with the country’s employment figures. The unemployment rate in Malta is the second best, behind Germany, in the European...
Migration: Charity begins at home
Monday, 7 September 2015, 08:50
Last update: about 12 years ago
As the human tide of refugees and asylum seekers continues to move into Europe, Pope Francis announced that his two convents at the Vatican were to take in refugee families. In his homily yesterday,...
It was a really Great Siege
Sunday, 6 September 2015, 08:37
Last update: about 12 years ago
This country is celebrating the 450th anniversary of the 1565 Great Siege when Malta withstood a much larger invading force of Ottoman Turks after a three-month long siege and the death of thousands...
The Malta Independent editorial: Shame on all of us
Friday, 4 September 2015, 09:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
They say a picture has the power of a thousand words. Over the years, journalists, photo journalists, editors and news publications have published images that many have deemed shocking. Media houses...
Economy: Unemployment down; but at what long-term cost?
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 08:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
Recent Eurostat figures have shown that Malta’s unemployment rate stands at 5.1% - the lowest rate ever recorded since the European Union’s statistical arm began documenting data from...
Migration: EU citizens’ greatest freedoms are under threat
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 12:04
Last update: about 12 years ago
One of the most cherished freedoms which European Union citizens hold dear is that of borderless travel across the bloc. Yet yesterday, scenes of chaos were witnessed in Budapest, Hungary, as...
Traffic: Changing school hours is not the solution
Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 09:50
Last update: about 12 years ago
Criticism against the government’s proposals to change school opening times to alleviate traffic congestion is coming in thick and fast. It is becoming very clear that no one seems to know...